Chapter 294: At its peak! Heroism!
On the X project, Lin Xiao will hide further behind the scenes and will not take the leading role.
It already has a Facebook, and if it adds another X, it may not seem like a big deal now, but in a dozen years or so, the United States will go crazy.
It will only take Yang Zhiyuan five or six years to lead the X project and return to the top of the Internet industry.
And by that time, he will probably create a miracle. An Internet tycoon who once fell will stand up again.
There are basically few examples to follow around the world.
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After long negotiations, Quantum Technology and Google once again broke down.
The two sides went to court for the first time in a California court.
This kind of lengthy cross-border lawsuit is very difficult to fight, and it is unknown how many years it will take from beginning to end.
However, the current public opinion is very unfavorable to Google.
Almost all technology media, and even technology enthusiasts, are completely on the side of quantum technology.
In fact, many people have already been sarcastic about Google.
The G1's originally strong sales volume also went into a slump.
While Google continues to fight multinational corporations and strives to ban the sale of quantum phones in several major markets, it has also begun contacting companies such as HTC, Motorola, and Samsung.
First of all, we need to promote Google's second-generation mobile phone from now on.
Originally this was not very urgent, so Google's previous mobile phones did not need to be flagships. But now it is not only necessary, but also extremely urgent.
Because of Google G1, they developed it with the mentality of a test product, but ended up being beaten to the ground by the quantum phone.
Google, HTC and Motorola held meeting after meeting.
Finally came to a conclusion.
It will take at least a year and a half to produce a product comparable to a quantum phone.
Because you cannot get past the mobile phone SOC, even if Qualcomm starts to develop and design chips of the same level now, it will take at least a year and a half to enter mass production.
As for the screen, it would be fine if Sharp supplied it directly. Otherwise, we will have to let LG do it, and it will take more than a year to achieve mature mass production.
Moreover, LG's initial production capacity will definitely be supplied to Apple.
The most important one is Sony CMOS, and Quantum Technology has locked in the production capacity for the next year.
Therefore, quantum technology is not just bragging, this mobile phone can be ahead for at least one and a half years.
Because every company has its own pace, it is almost impossible for Google to come up with a product of the same level as quantum mobile phones in a short period of time.
He has locked up the production capacity of all core components.
Therefore, Google can only focus on lawsuits.
Use political and legal means to completely suppress quantum technology.
Although quantum technology currently has a huge advantage in public opinion, Google has more advantages at the legal and political levels.
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Results of the first court hearing.
Google came with great force, submitting thousands of pages of materials and hundreds of items of so-called relevant evidence.
Trying to overwhelm quantum technology in momentum.
Ms. Gerken remained calm and did not take these so-called evidences seriously.
The most important issue now is that Google acquired Android, and then Lin Xiao's X Research Institute poached the two founders of Android.
This is the most disadvantageous aspect of quantum technology.
Because everyone would instinctively think that the two founders would definitely take away Android's achievements when they went to X Research Institute, which would be a form of theft.
The opposing counsel was aggressive.
"Apart from the differences in appearance between the two systems, we will find that their operating logic is surprisingly similar."
"They are just like twins, except that one of them puts on heavy makeup and a beautiful dress, looking very fashionable and beautiful. The other girl remains simple."
"But who can deny that these two girls are born from the same mother, and that mother is Android Corporation."
"This is a serious court. We cannot be influenced by outside opinions because people like to see beautiful things."
"I would like to ask the defendant, do you admit that the underlying logic of X operating system and Android operating system is at least 80% similar?"
"Whether you admit it or not, this is the actual result and we have consulted with a group of experts in the relevant field."
"Your Honor, can you please allow them to testify in court?"
Next, three people came in, who were considered the top experts in operating systems in the United States.
All three testified unanimously.
"In terms of underlying logic, Android and X systems are indeed 80% similar."
“Even though the codes of both parties are different, the design architecture of the entire system is surprisingly similar.”
Then, the opposing lawyer, Bill Neyukum, presented a series of relevant evidence.
"All this evidence proves that the underlying architecture and design logic of the Android system had been finalized before December 2004."
This is more relevant evidence from several cabinets.
There is video evidence, photographic evidence, and paper documents.
"At that time, Google had not yet acquired Android, and Lin Xiao's X Research Institute had not yet been established."
"With the same design logic, it must be that the later ones copied the former ones."
"You can't say that this striking resemblance is just a coincidence, right?"
"Of course, maybe X Research Institute has invested more money and more manpower in the past three years, so it seems that the X operating system is more complete and complete."
"But does this negate the fact of plagiarism?"
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The first court session ended.
On the legal front, Google has the upper hand.
Indeed, no one can deny that the two systems are more than 80% similar in underlying logic.
As for the code, that is the least important.
Design logic and design architecture are the core.
Ms. Gerken: "Lin, the evidence is not in your favor at this point."
"Even if there is no evidence that the two founders took the relevant results with them when they left Android and joined X Research Institute, it is still considered a form of theft when they spoke out their ideas in the subsequent design process."
"However, X Research Institute has also registered a large number of related patents."
These patents are basically appearance patents and specific operation-related patents.
Very, very many.
Lin Xiao acted quickly in this regard, even faster than Google.
"So regardless of whether the underlying design logic of the system was plagiarized, both of you have infringed on a large number of each other's patents."
"And these patents are the only weapons we have."
"So I think the final outcome of this lawsuit may be a settlement."
“And it was Quantum Technology that paid Google a large amount of compensation and then reached a settlement.”
"This is actually a kind of victory. As long as it is not banned from sale, it will be a huge victory."
From a purely business perspective, this is the case. The lawsuit dragged on for a long time, from the local court to the federal court.
From the United States to Europe, to Japan.
The lawsuit continues here, and the battle in the market continues there.
Until the market decides the winner and the two sides are exhausted from the lawsuit and reach a settlement.
Basically all business cases are like this.
The legal fees paid by both parties often exceed tens of millions of dollars, or even hundreds of millions of dollars.
However, the media will stir up trouble.
After the first trial, many newspapers and television stations immediately reported the incident extensively.
“The first trial was very unfavorable to quantum technology.”
"The charge of plagiarism against Quantum Technology has been proven to be 80% proven."
“Quantum phones may face a sales ban in the United States.”
The opposing counsel was aggressive in court but remained silent in front of the media.
On the contrary, other members of the legal team are very eager to show off in front of the media.
Lawyer Hu Yitai is also Chinese and is from Taiwan.
"I will just say one thing: the underlying designs of the two operating systems are more than 80% similar, and the defendant also acknowledged this."
"The underlying design architecture of the Android system was finalized before December 2004. At that time, there was no X Research Institute, and Lin Xiao had not yet started working on the operating system."
"So, I believe that anyone with a brain can see that this is plagiarism, blatant plagiarism."
“It is true that the operating system of quantum phones now looks more exquisite, but this is more of a decoration, a gorgeous decoration.”
"If you peel off these decorations, you will find that the framework house inside is exactly the same as the Android system."
"If this isn't plagiarism, then what is it?"
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On July 18, the world's most important movie "Batman: The Dark Knight" was released.
Because of Heath Ledger's death, the popularity of this movie reached an unprecedented height, and the film company held grand premieres in the United States, London and other places.
It can be said that the stars are shining.
Beyonce, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, and many more were present.
Director Christopher Nolan warmly invited Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi to attend the premiere.
His next work, "Inception", will still be a collaboration with Warner Bros., but the next work, "Interstellar", will be a collaboration with Sony Pictures and Vision Pictures.
But Lin Xiao represents Fantasy Dream Vision after all. If he appears directly at the premiere, people will inevitably wonder whether Fantasy Dream Vision is going to abandon its cooperation with Sony Pictures and Warner Bros.?
So Amy Pascal also attended the premiere this time.
As for Wu Lingxi, since she controls Facebook, it is now one of the biggest channels for film promotion.
Lin Xiao noticed that among the many Hollywood stars attending the premiere, more than half were using quantum phones.
Moreover, they just held their mobile phones openly and allowed the media to take pictures.
Even Nolan himself holds a black Quantum Phone PRO and takes it out from time to time.
“Click, click, click…”
"Annie, Annie, is that a quantum phone in your hand?"
Anne Hathaway said: "Yes, it is so beautiful, isn't it? It is my new best friend."
"Annie, do you know that this phone is caught up in a plagiarism scandal?"
Anne Hathaway: "Ah?! Is there a better phone than this? Introduce it to me."
Because at this time, public opinion, especially among young men and women, is almost unanimously in support of quantum phones and mocking Google in various ways.
First of all, of course, quantum phones are cool and awesome enough.
In addition, this group of young people think it is cool to rebel against authority.
And Google is the typical authority.
"Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, do you have anything to tell us about the current lawsuit?"
"Mr. Lin, you attended the premiere of The Dark Knight because you are going to cooperate with Warner Bros. and distance yourself from Sony Pictures?"
As soon as Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi appeared, they almost became the focus of the whole audience.
The two men were wearing clothes, one black and one white.
Especially Wu Lingxi, even in this environment, she is still the ceiling in terms of appearance.
When it comes to embracing mobile Internet, Facebook has been the most thorough, fastest, and most complete.
The biggest beneficiaries of the explosion of quantum mobile phones in the US market are Facebook and YouTube.
Because these two apps are directly built-in.
The entire stock market is not doing well at the moment, whether it is the S&P, the Dow Jones, or the Nasdaq, they are all falling.
Although Facebook has not yet been listed overseas, the market's valuation of it has been rising.
Two months ago, it was only around 5 billion US dollars, but now the market has given it a valuation of 8 billion US dollars.
This does not include Facebook East Asia and Facebook China, although the data of the three parties are now almost completely connected.
After hearing the reporter's words, director Nolan replied: "Mr. Lin Xiao is a talented writer. He helped me a lot with my next work. Even the entire script was completed by the two of us while drinking and arguing."
"He's here purely because of our personal friendship."
Reporter: "What will be your next work?"
Nolan: “Inception.”
Reporter: "Is it a collaboration with Sony Pictures?"
Nolan: "It is still Warner Bros. In this script, Mr. Lin Xiao did not mix any commercial interests. It is purely two people who like to tell stories and try their best to tell a story to the extreme."
"Lin, the name of Master Ergou must be added to the screenwriter column of Inception."
"But as for money, I can only give you one US dollar, hahahaha..."
And just at this moment.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
There was a sharp sound of gunfire at the scene.
Everyone was stunned, and then burst into screams.
The whole place was in complete chaos.
Then, a murderer rushed out from the crowd, took out a rifle and started shooting at the crowd, especially at the people in the middle of the stage.
Suddenly, they fell down one after another.
At this time, Wu Lingxi and Anne Hathaway were chatting enthusiastically.
The murderer fired bullets directly in the direction of the two men.
Lin Xiao was completely confused at first.
Then, he rushed towards Wu Lingxi at the fastest speed.
"Bang……"
When the distance between them was more than two meters, he suddenly lunged forward and blocked Wu Lingxi in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, with a surge of residual force, Wu Lingxi was thrown to the ground and protected under him.
Also pounced on was Anne Hathaway.
The gunshots continued, and the screams and exclamations continued one after another.
Lin Xiao was completely stunned.
Damn…damn…damn…
Has this ever happened in history?
In fact, it really happened in history, but the place was not here.
Also at the premiere of "The Dark Knight" in Aurora, 24-year-old James Holmes opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring 58.
This series of movies has never been peaceful. The later "Joker" even triggered collective riots, causing some places to directly ban the movie.
It’s just that there are more big shots attending the premiere this time, so the security is relatively strict.
soon……
The murderer was caught.
Everyone was in shock, and the premiere had to be cancelled.
At this moment, Wu Lingxi, who was pressed on him, had no fear at all. Her beautiful eyes stared at Lin Xiao, releasing infinite love and passion.
Everything just happened too fast.
When bullets were fired in this direction, everyone was running away desperately, and some people even grabbed someone to block themselves.
Only Lin Xiao rushed over and stood in front of him.
It's all instinct.
There is absolutely no room for thinking.
At this moment, there was only that sentence in Wu Lingxi's mind.
Once fate arises, it is bound to be entangled.
No matter how sharp the sword is, it probably can't cut it.
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This shooting incident immediately set off an outcry across the United States.
Almost all TV stations took turns reporting on this shooting.
All the TV stations replayed the scenes over and over again.
The murderer has been caught. He is 24-year-old James Holmes. The reason for his crime has not been made public yet.
But most likely, it is a world of pure revenge.
And in this shooting, one scene was replayed over and over again.
After the gunshots rang out, Lin Xiao suddenly rushed towards Wu Lingxi and Anne Hathaway, threw them to the ground, and protected them in his lower body.
actually……
Mainly Wu Lingxi.
But the camera angle makes it seem like he is trying to save two women at once.
In fact, even if Lin Xiao hadn't rushed over, the bullet would most likely not have hit Wu Lingxi and Anne Hathaway.
but……
The media and the public love this kind of heroism the most.
All of a sudden, it caused a frenzy of public opinion and a carnival among the people.
Originally, Leader Ergou was already in the process of being deified.
at this time……
Directly, it exploded completely! ……………………
Lin Xiao had just come out of the police station, and the media outside were almost swarming around.
He and Wu Lingxi did not accept interviews, but left the police station directly under police protection.
But Anne Hathaway accepted the interview.
Her voice was almost trembling.
"I will never forget this, ever."
"I only met him once and we had almost no communication, simply because I am a woman."
"So when the gunshots rang out, he rushed over to protect us without hesitation, wanting to use his body to help us block the bullets that might be fired from behind."
"He is a true hero!"
“Maybe there is no perfect hero in this world, but I hope there is!”
When Nolan was interviewed, he first expressed his condolences to the victims and apologized to all audiences around the world for the tragedy of the premiere event.
"Lin and I are good friends, and we started arguing almost as soon as we met for the first time."
"There was no greeting or transition, we just went straight into a discussion and heated debate about a plot."
"When I get stuck in writing, I will call him without hesitation. Even if he doesn't say anything, I can still figure out a lot of problems through chatting with him."
“Sometimes I even feel that when I communicate with him, it’s as if I’m communicating with myself.”
"Even though we are so familiar with each other, he still surprised me today."
"He is even more fascinating than the character in my script."
When Christian Bale, the star of "Batman: The Dark Knight", was interviewed, he also apologized and expressed condolences.
"Lin is more like Batman to me than he is to me."
"He is a true hero."
Lin Xiao has both admiration and indifference towards this actor.
What I admire is his professionalism. He is really good and able to endure hardships.
As for the indifference, it was the "The Flowers of War" incident. As an actor, if you accept this role, you must abide by professional ethics and not harm the film.
What's the result? In order to express his stance and curry favor with certain capitalists, he caused trouble when he came to China to promote "The Flowers of War", sparking a political storm.
Is this something you as an actor should get involved in? Or you shouldn't have taken the movie.
Therefore, Lin Xiao will not cooperate with this person on any of his projects, but of course he will not show any hostility.
Moreover, after his faction rises in Hollywood, it can also make some Hollywood stars be more cautious and stop talking nonsense.
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To be honest, Lin Xiao really didn't want his name to become too famous around the world.
Since he was unable to attend this press conference, he might as well go behind the scenes and let the name of Ergou Jiaozhu become a symbol.
Not showing up in public, yet everywhere.
But he never expected that a shooting incident would make him famous in the United States.
Could this... also be considered a kind of luck? Is his rise this year destined to be related to gold and fire? Some time ago, a quantum mobile phone blocked a bullet, but it only caused a small stir.
This time...
Really...
Facebook's office building, Lin Xiao's residence, and even the office building of Dream Vision were all surrounded by countless reporters.
In the eyes of many people, since you are currently embroiled in lawsuits, you can take advantage of a strong storm of public opinion to bring yourself victory.
Because American judges also take public opinion into consideration, and the jury is more easily influenced by subjective emotions.
At this time, there is already a voice on the Internet.
Would a hero like this plagiarize? !
So in theory, Lin Xiao should take the opportunity to make more appearances and accept TV interviews and newspaper interviews.
Magnify your reputation as a hero to the extreme.
Make the most of the influence of public opinion.
But...he didn't.
He avoided all interviews with reporters and the media and rarely appeared in public.
He is not someone who must live in the spotlight.
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